[General] 555 timer audio circuits

Sat Apr 26 08:34:06 CDT 2014

STEAMfest sounds something like the STEAM Carnival:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/twobitcircus/steam-carnival-0

On Sat, Apr 26, 2014 at 2:37 AM, Matt Barron <mbarronj at gmail.com> wrote:

> I like the game of life idea. At large enough scale, all of these sorts of
> things could be incorporated. GoL makes a great audio/light
> data-transducing algorithm
>
>
> Matt
>
> On Apr 25, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Actually, I really like the idea of having something that behaves
> differently depending on how many of them are present/connected. I'll have
> to think on that a bit, see if I have an idea on something that would work.
>
> I've never looked into the programming, but maybe something like a game of
> life display, or a game of snake that grows across newly connected panels?
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2014 at 3:17 PM, James Fluhler <j.fluhler at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Could be interesting if there were say five kits that alone do something
>> but when put together do something more? Not sure exactly how this could be
>> accomplished just thinking like if a kid spends 30min to build something he
>> can use that's cool, but if it also connects to something else to do more
>> that could have new meaning.
>>
>> I don't know the goal you have in mind but when I think about teaching
>> kids about electronics I feel also teaching how electronics can integrate
>> and how a team can make something together as a whole greater than the
>> individual parts, and also that each part does matter. Kinda a life lesson
>> taught through electronics. Haha maybe too much. Electronic exposure is
>> equally good if that's the goal.
>>
>> James F.
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 12:47 AM, Matt Barron <mbarronj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah these are the sorts of  comments I was looking for. I think the plan
>> will be a mix of educational, production, and artistic collaboration.
>>
>> I.e. Some things will be done through the school board, some through
>> sheer volume, and maybe a call-for-proposals to local groups. The end
>> result would be a big installation and/or a series of installations that
>> are interactive, taking input from various transducers and data sources,
>> and outputting either sound, light, or motion. Perhaps networked with
>> sister installations in town or elswhere.
>>
>> 2000 units is pulled from thin air. That would be one input for everyone
>> that showed up at STEAMfest- a little ambitious. But I think yall see the
>> idea and hopefully the potential.
>>
>> Definitely interested in the Meatstand stuff. We'll talk, Tim...
>>
>> Thanks for letting me ramble a bit, maybe its just crazytalk and nothing
>> will happen...
>>
>> Matt
>>
>> On Apr 25, 2014, at 1:05 AM, Tim H <crashcartpro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The Meatstand learn to solder kit uses a 555 timer to clock a counter and
>> then uses the counter to display a dice pattern. My drive to build the kit
>> was wanting students to do more "work" than a battery and a couple leds...
>> the things I feel I learned though: being cheap enough to meet peoples
>> expectations is kinda hard. I missed that mark with that project. Also, it
>> can take a brand new solderer over an hour to fully assemble and solder
>> over 30 components. (Depending, of course) We should talk about it some
>> more.
>>
>> -Tim
>> On Apr 24, 2014 8:37 PM, "Stephan Henning" <shenning at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Well, putting together 2000 of these kits is entirely different from
>>> using them to teach kids to solder.
>>>
>>> Best way to get 2000 of the kits together is to pull the design,
>>> determine what parts are necessary, price the BOM and then price the board
>>> utilizing the parts chosen.
>>>
>>> How ever you do it, I would build at least a half dozen prototypes first
>>> and put them in the hands of kids and make sure it can survive a little bit
>>> of abuse before making purchases in any large quantities.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 8:30 PM, Matthew H <hendrix04 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I was more thinking getting boards made, ordering parts and put kits
>>>> together yourself.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thursday, April 24, 2014, Matt Barron <mbarronj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The design is known, open source, commodity, as are all the parts. If
>>>>> needed, it could be put out to a board house and reels of parts bought and
>>>>> sent to a pcb fab house for smt pick-n-place and reflow. I could handle
>>>>> doing it industrially.
>>>>>
>>>>> But I don't feel like that's the Hacker/Maker/Artist/Engineer style
>>>>> I'm going for. Howabout teaching kids to solder? Teaching classes on music
>>>>> synthesis and circuitmaking art? I am looking for the best thing to provide
>>>>> for the Huntsville community, and I would like creative feedback and Ideas
>>>>> from MakersLocal 256.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you were going to change the world with a 555 timer, how would you
>>>>> do it?
>>>>>
>>>>> Matt
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 24, 2014, at 8:43 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Should be easy enough to source the parts, would need to buy a copy to
>>>>> replicate the board, unless you know the schematic for the circuit being
>>>>> used.
>>>>>
>>>>> Makershed version is much smaller and appears to have a lot lower part
>>>>> count. I'd be interested to see the BOM cost comparisons between the two.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 7:31 PM, Matthew H <hendrix04 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> You could also see if makershed has the ability to handle that quantity
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.makershed.com/product_p/mkjr2.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 8:28 PM, Matthew H <hendrix04 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I would see if you could get the design for that board and source all
>>>>> the parts yourself.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Stephan Henning <shenning at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Clarify your question please.
>>>>>
>>>>> You wish to order 2000 of those kits?
>>>>>
>>>>> -Stephan
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 7:01 PM, Matt Barron <mbarronj at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hey makers!
>>>>>
>>>>> What do you guys think is the best way to get about 2000 of something
>>>>> like this:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.etsy.com/listing/123476855/atari-punk-console-diy-kit?utm_source=google&utm_medium=product_listing_promoted&utm_campaign=music_low&gclid=CKzBipaq-r0CFY3m7AodNQcApw
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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